BIOGRAPHY
Jean Danton, Soprano/Equity Actor, “A stunning soprano” (Providence Journal), has appeared throughout the United States and abroad on the oratorio, opera, musical theatre and concert stage. She has performed under renowned conductors Christopher Hogwood, Helmuth Rilling, Martin Pearlman, Bruce Hangen, John Finney, Martin Josman, David Briskin, Tom Hall, and Keith Lockhart. 
Ms. Danton made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Masterwork Chorus, and her Lincoln Center debut at Avery Fisher Hall with the National Chorale, in both instances performing Handel's Messiah. Her numerous concert performances include the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Carmel Bach Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Nashua Symphony Orchestra, Colorado’s Breckenridge Music Festival, North Carolina Symphony, Bach Aria Festival, Associazione Culturale in concerts throughout Italy, and The American Church in Paris, France.
Ms. Danton’s New England performances include the Masterworks Chorale, Cantata Singers, Heritage Chorale, Salisbury Singers, Brockton Symphony, Chatham Chorale, Chorus North Shore, Providence Singers, Cambridge Community Chorus, Chorus of Westerly, Assabet Valley Mastersingers, The Orchestra at Indian Hill, Newton Choral Society, and the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra.
Ms. Danton's stage performances include roles with Boston Baroque, Greater Buffalo Opera, American Repertory Theatre, Boston Classical Orchestra, Brown Bag Opera, Cambridge Community Chorus, Longwood opera Company, and New England Light Opera. She has also appeared with Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Camerata, Boston Opera Theatre, and the Boston Early Music Festival. She is often a soloist for Pops and Musical Theatre concerts, appearing with the Boston Pops Orchestra, North Shore Music Theatre, Hillyer Festival Orchestra, Fall River Symphony, North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra, and American Classics. A strong promoter of contemporary music, she has premiered works by Carson Cooman, Leonardo Ciampa, Sharon Davis, Thomas Stumpf, Delvyn Case ,and Aleksandra Vrebalov. Her versatility also extends to jazz, including concerts with the Orchestra at Indian Hill, with Bruce Hangen and with the Rusty Scott Quartet.
Ms. Danton has performed on several prestigious chamber music festivals including the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Festival, Meeting House Chamber Music Festival, Firebrand Chamber Music Series, and the Yale Center for British Art. As a recitalist, she has performed across the country including the N.Y.C. Trinity Church Concert Series, Carmel Bach Festival, Twentieth Century Music Series at the N.Y. Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, and the Longfellow House Gala with Keith Lockhart as pianist.
Ms. Danton is the Leader of Song and Music Director at Saint Mary of the Annunciation Parish in Cambridge, MA. She is available as a soloist for weddings, funerals, and special ceremonies (English, Bilingual or Spanish).
Ms. Danton has several solo albums on Albany Records, Newport Classic, CDBaby, iTunes, and with New England Light Opera. Her latest album releases include A Very Merry Christmas and Thankful. Ms. Danton’s television credits include vocals for documentaries on PBS, Lifetime, and Oregon Public Broadcasting. For more on Ms. Danton’s recordings and upcoming engagements, please visit www.jeandanton.com and www.facebook.com/JeanDantonSoprano